Nine Myths from the "Convention of States" Project

By Judi CalerRita Dunaway, staff counsel for the Convention of States Project ( COS), wrote an article, Five Myths about Article Five, which turns the Constitution on its ear. Ironically, her article challenges five premises that are true, while invoking at least nine myths of her own.

In fact, the very name "convention of states;' is being used by Article V convention advocates to deceive state legislators into thinking an Article V convention can be controlled by state legislatures; it cannot.